Moose Hunting in British Columbia
BC moose hunting spans the whole province: from the Omineca and Skeena country of the north, the highest moose densities many hunters will ever see, to the Cariboo and Kootenay regions with their 10-point bull regulations in select Management Units. Many northern either-sex seasons are on general open season, making BC one of the few places a resident can moose hunt without a draw.
Seasons run September through November and into December for spikes/forks in some MUs. The tables below quote the current BC Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis with citations on every row.
Moose hunting in BC: the basics
- Licences: resident hunting licence + species licence via FrontCounter BC; a Fish and Wildlife ID (FWID) is required.
- Bull definitions (10-point, spike-fork, tri-palm) vary by region: know your MU's rule before pulling the trigger.
- Where: the Omineca (MU 7-series), Skeena, and Cariboo regions for numbers; the Kootenays for managed trophy hunts.
- The synopsis runs on a two-year cycle: confirm you're reading the current edition for your MU.
Moose
📋 Region 5 (Cariboo) General Open Seasons table (p. 44) lists NO moose seasons in the 2026-2028 synopsis; no Region 1, 2 moose seasons. Mandatory Hunter Report by March 31 for all moose licence holders (pp. 34, 39, 50, 57, 62, 68). Provincial bag limit 1 (p. 13).
| Zone | Season | Bag / tag limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUs 3-34 to 3-38, 3-40 to 3-44, 3-46 | Sept 20 - Oct 31 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls. Mandatory Hunter Report by March 31st (p. 16).Source: p. 34 |
| MUs 3-15 to 3-17, 3-31 to 3-33 | Oct 15 - Nov 15 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 34 |
| MUs 3-12 to 3-14, 3-18 to 3-20, 3-26 to 3-30, 3-39 | Nov 1 - Nov 15 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 34 |
| MUs 4-7 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-18, 4-27 to 4-33, 4-36 to 4-40 | Sept 20 - Oct 31 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls. Antlers and an incisor tooth must accompany the species licence. CWD head submission mandatory in highest risk areas (p. 39).Source: p. 39 |
| MUs 4-1 to 4-6, 4-19 to 4-26, 4-34, 4-35 | Oct 15 - Oct 31 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 39 |
| Bow Only - MUs 4-7 to 4-9, 4-14 to 4-18, 4-27 to 4-33, 4-36 to 4-40 | Sept 1 - Sept 19 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 39 |
| Bow Only - MUs 4-1 to 4-6, 4-19 to 4-26, 4-34, 4-35 | Sept 1 - Oct 14 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 39 |
| MUs 6-1, 6-2 | Oct 20 - Oct 22 | 1 | Bulls. The bull moose season in that portion of MU 6-2 within Tweedsmuir Park is Oct 20 - Nov 15 (Map F1, p. 51).Source: p. 50 |
| MUs 6-17 to 6-29 | Aug 23 - Oct 31 | 1 | Bulls. Parts of several MUs have special regulations, are closed to moose hunting or are open by LEH only (Maps F25, F39, F40).Source: p. 50 |
| MUs 6-28, 6-29 (Haines Highway area only, Map F40) | Sept 1 - Oct 31 | 1 | Bulls (antler restricted): open only for bull moose (a) having no more than two points (tines) on one antler ('Spike-fork bull moose'), (b) having antlers with at least three points (tines) on one brow palm ('Tripalm bull moose') or (c) having at least one antler with a minimum of 10 points (tines), including the brow palm (Maps F39, F40).Source: p. 50 |
| Bow Only - MUs 6-1, 6-2 | Sept 1 - Sept 9 and Nov 16 - Nov 20 | 1 | Bulls.Source: p. 50 |
| MUs 7-2 to 7-18, 7-23 to 7-30, 7-38 | Sept 10 - Nov 5 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls. For all bull moose taken in region 7 the antlers must accompany the species licence.Source: p. 57 |
| MUs 7-37, 7-39 to 7-41 | Aug 15 - Nov 5 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 57 |
| Bow Only - MUs 7-2 to 7-15 | Sept 1 - Sept 9 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 57 |
| MUs 7-19 to 7-22, portion of 7-31 (Map H11), 7-33, 7-35, 7-46 to 7-49 | Oct 25 - Oct 26 | 1 | Bulls (antler restricted per footnote: spike-fork / tripalm / 10-point definition, Definitions section: Moose).Source: p. 62 |
| MU 7-55 | Nov 10 - Nov 11 | 1 | Bulls (antler restricted as above).Source: p. 62 |
| MUs 7-36, 7-42, portion of 7-43 (Map H22), 7-50, portion of 7-51 (Map H32), portions of 7-52 to 7-54, 7-57 | Sept 1 - Oct 31 | 1 | Bulls (antler restricted as above; *** portion of MU 7-52 only - see LEH Synopsis map 7R; ** portion of 7-43 only - see LEH Synopsis map 7P).Source: p. 62 |
| MUs 8-1 to 8-15, 8-21 to 8-26 | Nov 1 - Nov 15 | 1 | Spike-fork Bulls.Source: p. 68 |